Meet Top Employers

Each year, UChicago students secure jobs and internships with leading employers in both the public and private sector. Explore opportunities with top security firms, government organizations, and think tanks!

National Security Employer Panel Series

Part 1: Aerospace

  • October 22, 2026 | 5:00 - 6:00pm

  • Students will explore career pathways in national security and aerospace and learn about roles at organizations such as Airbus, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, SpaceX.

Part 2: Defense Technology

  • November 12, 2026 | 5:00 - 6:00pm

  • Students will explore career pathways in national security and defense technology and learn about roles at organizations such as Anduril industries, Palantir Technologies, Shield AI and RTX (Raytheon).

Part 3: Intelligence

  • January 14, 2027 | 5:00 - 6:00pm

  • Students will explore career pathways in national security and intelligence and learn about roles at organizations such as CIA, FBI, DHS/FEMA, and DIA.

Part 4: Policy & Think Tanks

  • February 18, 2027 | 5:00 - 6:00pm

  • Students will explore career pathways in national security and policy/think tanks and learn about roles at organizations such as the Institute for Defense Analyses, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, International Institute for Strategic Studies and the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Government

Department of Labor

Department of State

Department of Defense

CIA

NSA

Department of Homeland Security

FBI

Department of Treasury

DIA


National Security

Booz Allen Hamilton

Lockheed Martin

Northrop Grumman

SpaceX

Anduril Industries

Palantir Technologies

Boeing

Airbus

General Dynamics

Policy

American Enterprise Institute

Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Atlantic Council

Council on Foreign Relations

Cato Institute

Center for an Urban Future

Milken Institute

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Roosevelt Institute

Stimson Center

Center for Tax and Budget Accountability

Manhattan Institute